The Composer of the Month for August is Charles Gounod. This year marks the 200th anniverdary of his birth.
- The External links section of his biography needs serious pruning.
- The following articles on his operas need improvements
- Polyeucte and Philémon et Baucis need separate (and expanded) performance history sections.
- Le tribut de Zamora needs a separate (and expanded) performance history section and a synopsis.
- La reine de Saba needs copyediting and expansion including a synopsis and performance history section
- Faust needs copy editing and seriously lacks inline citations, including ones for the premiere cast and the "In other art forms" section.